9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Apr. 18, 2019
Battle over Proposition 8 courtroom video returns to 9th Circuit
Nearly a decade after same-sex marriage activists sought to strike down California’s Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, a Bay Area news organization is fighting for access to video recordings of the highly-covered court battle, while a conservative legal group is pushing to keep the tapes sealed forever.
Nearly a decade after same-sex marriage activists sought to strike down California's Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, a Bay Area news organization is fighting for access to video recordings of the historic court battle, while a conservative legal group is pushing to keep the tapes sealed.
The fate of the footage is now in the hands of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which took under submission Wednesday the litigation seekin...
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